Literature
A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge · 1992
Lindy Score
3,063·Classic
34 yrs
Age
1
Endorsers
Why it endured
A space opera built on the idea that the laws of physics — including intelligence itself — vary by region of the galaxy. The opening chapters depicting a flowering superintelligence are legendary.
What they're saying
1 people recommend this book
Andrej KarpathyAI researcher & former Tesla AI Director
“Only chapter 1, describing a flowering Superintelligence, really awesome read. Later chapters went downhill.”